Sootfur
ThunderClan was being attacked by badgers. Leafpool, their medicine cat, had run away. And to top it all off, Sorreltail was close to kitting. What more could go wrong? Funny you should ask…
A yowl split the clearing, and Sootfur turned to see Rainwhisker fighting a male badger. He rushed to his brother's side and began attacking. A yowl of "Rainwhisker!" from the other side of the camp sent Rainwhisker running. Sootfur was all alone. The badger turned to face him. It raised a massive paw and swung, just as Sootfur jumped, aiming for it's back. The paw connected with his back legs, and the bones broke. Sootfur fell to the ground, yowling in pain.
The badger turned away. Sootfur dragged himself to Squirrelflight. The ginger warrior led him to a pile of rocks, which he was ordered to climb. He started up the wall, but slithered back down, for his back legs would not support him. Squirrelflight let out a distressed yowl, which turned to a screech of pure terror. Sootfur turned to see the biggest badger he had ever seen, and it was coming straight at him.
Squirrelflight leaped in front of it, hissing as she clawed its muzzle. The badger flung her away as if she was a bothersome kit. Squirrelflight flew through the air, and lay stunned a few feet away. Sootfur tried to scramble away, but the badger was quicker. It held him down with a paw, and slashed his throat with the other one. Blood burbled from Sootfur's throat. The world seemed to be spinning, and then everything went black.
Sootfur opened his eyes. He was in the middle of a bright clearing. He knew instantly that it was StarClan. Cats began to appear before him, cats that he had know a long time ago…
Bluestar, Whitestorm, Shrewpaw, Hollykit, Larchit, Frostfur, Speckletail. The list went on and on. He then spotted a tabby pelt, the one that belonged to his mother, Willowpelt. The reunion was ecstatic. Sootfur bounced around his mother as if he were a kit. As he followed her to the ranks of StarClan, he looked back, and thought of the two siblings he was leaving behind.
Be brave, Rainwhisker and Sorreltail. Be brave, because I'll always be watching over you.
